Dance and fashion in the middle ages
By Martha Stacchini and Emma Volpe
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DANCE
FASHION
DANCE
History of dance
Dance styles
Contextualize your topic
Dance traditions
Fashion
Fabrics and colors
Men
Women
Hair
History of dance
How much do we really know about medieval dance?
Dance styles
The carole
The almain
groups, circular, social
couples, processional, lively
The basse dance
The estampie
couples, patterns, performance
couples, processional, courtly
Dance traditions
Number ONE
Number TWO
Number THREE
Fabrics and colours
#Stockings
Fashion for men
#Gloves#Boots
Fashion for women
#Cleavage#Bodice
Hair
# Nuns # Widows
# Young
When dancing in a circle, you were meant to move in a clockwise direction, hence towards your left. But when couples started performing dances together, it is suggested that they started to turn anticlockwise when reaching the end of the room, turning to the left.
The carole
Pronunciation: Ca-role Date: Unknown start date, though it went out of fashion c. 1400 Where was it from?: Thought to be French
- “COME LET US MAKE A ROUND IN THE CAROLE”
The Romance of the Rose, Guillaume de Lorris
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The basse dance
Pronunciation: Bass-dance Date: From mid-fourteenth century onwards, but most famous in fifteenth Where was it from?: Uncertain, but first evidence of the dance is from France Where was it performed and who performed it?: The basse dance was a measured and stately dance for the nobility and gentry at court. It was meant to show off their magnificence and grandeur.
The Almain
Pronunciation: Al-main Date: Fourteenth century (could have existed in thirteenth century but no evidence of it in music) Where was it from?: Germany Also known as: Trotto (Germany), Saltarello Todesco (Italy, meaning German Saltarello), Allemande (general name adopted by many countries, meaning German dance) Where was it performed and who performed it?: Although it was shared between the courts of Europe, it has often been thought of as a peasant dance due the lack of grace in the raising of the leg for the hops in the dance.
The estampie
Pronunciation: Eh-stamp-ee Date: Estimated to come from some time between the mid-twelfth century and fourteenth century Where was it from?: Provence, France (?) Where was it performed and who performed it?: It seems to have been an outdoor dance (like the carole) but with the compact spacing associated with indoor dances. We know the Estampie was danced at least on some occasions and occasionally even at more stately affairs.
When partnered dances came into fashion, couples would have consulted the art of courtly love for advice. To be able to make any physical contact and begin dancing, the gentleman would first have to seek agreement from his partner through a reverence. This reverence was made up of three parts:Visus (to look) - using your eyes to convey respect Loqui (to speak) - asking if your partner is willing to dance, either verbally or (if particularly nervous) with the eyes Contactus (to touch) - offering your hand to dance
All known medieval dances started with the left foot and had a focus on the left-hand side. When dancing, the left should be associated with moving forward and the right with moving backwards. In circle dances, the leader is shown by having their left hand free.
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Dance and fashion in the middle ages
By Martha Stacchini and Emma Volpe
go!
DANCE
FASHION
DANCE
History of dance
Dance styles
Contextualize your topic
Dance traditions
Fashion
Fabrics and colors
Men
Women
Hair
History of dance
How much do we really know about medieval dance?
Dance styles
The carole
The almain
groups, circular, social
couples, processional, lively
The basse dance
The estampie
couples, patterns, performance
couples, processional, courtly
Dance traditions
Number ONE
Number TWO
Number THREE
Fabrics and colours
#Stockings
Fashion for men
#Gloves#Boots
Fashion for women
#Cleavage#Bodice
Hair
# Nuns # Widows
# Young
When dancing in a circle, you were meant to move in a clockwise direction, hence towards your left. But when couples started performing dances together, it is suggested that they started to turn anticlockwise when reaching the end of the room, turning to the left.
The carole
Pronunciation: Ca-role Date: Unknown start date, though it went out of fashion c. 1400 Where was it from?: Thought to be French
- “COME LET US MAKE A ROUND IN THE CAROLE”
The Romance of the Rose, Guillaume de LorrisGot an idea?
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The basse dance
Pronunciation: Bass-dance Date: From mid-fourteenth century onwards, but most famous in fifteenth Where was it from?: Uncertain, but first evidence of the dance is from France Where was it performed and who performed it?: The basse dance was a measured and stately dance for the nobility and gentry at court. It was meant to show off their magnificence and grandeur.
The Almain
Pronunciation: Al-main Date: Fourteenth century (could have existed in thirteenth century but no evidence of it in music) Where was it from?: Germany Also known as: Trotto (Germany), Saltarello Todesco (Italy, meaning German Saltarello), Allemande (general name adopted by many countries, meaning German dance) Where was it performed and who performed it?: Although it was shared between the courts of Europe, it has often been thought of as a peasant dance due the lack of grace in the raising of the leg for the hops in the dance.
The estampie
Pronunciation: Eh-stamp-ee Date: Estimated to come from some time between the mid-twelfth century and fourteenth century Where was it from?: Provence, France (?) Where was it performed and who performed it?: It seems to have been an outdoor dance (like the carole) but with the compact spacing associated with indoor dances. We know the Estampie was danced at least on some occasions and occasionally even at more stately affairs.
When partnered dances came into fashion, couples would have consulted the art of courtly love for advice. To be able to make any physical contact and begin dancing, the gentleman would first have to seek agreement from his partner through a reverence. This reverence was made up of three parts:Visus (to look) - using your eyes to convey respect Loqui (to speak) - asking if your partner is willing to dance, either verbally or (if particularly nervous) with the eyes Contactus (to touch) - offering your hand to dance
All known medieval dances started with the left foot and had a focus on the left-hand side. When dancing, the left should be associated with moving forward and the right with moving backwards. In circle dances, the leader is shown by having their left hand free.
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